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Computing Fundamentals

(computing-fundamentals) / ISBN : 978-1-61691-865-1
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1

Computer Basics

  • Understanding Information Systems
  • Identifying Computer Types
  • Understanding Software Types
  • Computer System Components
  • How Computers Communicate
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
2

The System Unit

  • Understanding CPUs
  • Understanding Memory
  • Understanding Motherboards
  • Understanding Power Supplies
  • Troubleshooting Common System Unit Problems
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
3

Input, Output, and Storage

  • Selecting and Using Input Devices
  • Selecting and Using Output Devices
  • Choosing Appropriate Storage Devices
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
4

Operating System Basics

  • Understanding System Software
  • Comparing the Major Operating Systems
  • Understanding Device Drivers
  • Understanding Digital Storage
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
5

Introduction to Windows 8.1

  • A Tour of Windows 8.1
  • Starting Up and Shutting Down
  • Running Applications
  • Managing Files
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
6

Windows 8.1 Administration and Maintenance

  • Managing User Accounts
  • Using System Utilities
  • Troubleshooting Common Windows Problems
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
7

Understanding Application Software

  • Business Productivity Software
  • Graphics Software
  • Other Types of Software
  • Managing Your Applications
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
8

Understanding Microsoft Office 2013

  • Understanding the Office 2013 Interface
  • Using Basic Features of Office Applications
  • Saving, Opening, and Creating Files
  • Printing and Sharing Files
  • Setting Application Options
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
9

Word Processing with Microsoft Word

  • Editing and Formatting Text
  • Formatting Paragraphs
  • Formatting Documents and Sections
  • Working with Pictures
  • Working with Tables
  • Correcting and Collaborating
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
10

Creating Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel

  • Understanding the Excel Interface
  • Moving Around in a Worksheet
  • Changing the Structure of a Worksheet
  • Entering Formulas and Functions
  • Creating Charts
  • Working with Data Tables
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
11

Managing Databases with Access

  • Understanding Access Databases
  • Creating Databases and Tables
  • Understanding the Access Interface
  • Creating Queries
  • Creating Forms and Reports
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
12

Creating Presentation Graphics with PowerPoint

  • Building a Basic Presentation
  • Formatting a Presentation
  • Creating and Inserting Content
  • Applying Transitions and Animations
  • Presenting a Slide Show
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
13

Networking and Internet Basics

  • Our Connected World: Communication Systems
  • The Internet
  • Ways of Classifying Networks
  • Wireless Networking Technologies
  • Network Hardware
  • Understanding and Connecting to the Internet
  • Troubleshooting Network and Internet Connections
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
14

Online Communication

  • Internet Communication Types
  • Communicating Appropriately
  • Using and Managing Email
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
15

Web Basics

  • How the Web Works
  • Accessing the Web with a Browser
  • Using Web Search Tools
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
16

Network and Internet Privacy and Security

  • Network and Internet Security Concerns
  • Network and Internet Privacy Concerns
  • Strategies for Improving Security
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
17

Legal, Ethical, Health, and Environmental Issues in Computing

  • Legal Issues in Computing
  • Ethical Issues in Computing
  • Health Issues in Computing
  • Environmental Issues in Computer Disposal
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself
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Appendix A: Customizing Windows 8.1

  • Customizing the Interface
  • Changing Location-Based Settings
  • Summary
  • Test Yourself

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